PLAY BASED ON IRAQ WAR SCANDALS Guardians, a two-character monologue play inspired by prominent true scandals of the Iraq War. Tues  Sat at 8pm, Sat. & Sun. at 3pm. The Culture Project, 45 Bleecker St. 212-307-4100. $46, Student rush tickets are $21 and are available one hour before show time. www.45bleecker.com. Pictured above are Katherine Moennig, left, of Showtimes The L Word and Lee Pace.